Percussion signal-light



(No Model.)

0. E. MASTEN.

PERCUSSION SIGNAL LIGHT.

No. 277,498. Patented May 15,1883.

J2 WITNESSES UNITEDQSTATES PATENT OFFICE.-

conssmuss. MASTEN, F Bos'ros, MASSACHUSETTS.

pesoussiou SIGNAL-LIGHT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No..277,498, dated May 15,1883,

Application tiled October 28, 1882. (No modelf) I of Boston, inthe'couuty' of Suii'olk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a newand useful Percussion Signal-Light, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention isto produce a cheap, portable,-aud safepercussion signallight. 1 attain these objects by devices illustrated inthe followingdrawings, inwhich- Figure l is an elevation of my devicecomplete. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same; and Fig. 3 is anelevation showing the hammer or plun'ger, to the end of-which isattached the percussion exploding material. D, Figs. 1 and 2, isa'handle, made as shown or in any of the desirable methods, this formingno part ot'my iu vention.'

Ais a tube, of paper or of any other suitable material, having a disk,A,near its lower end.

This disk A simply serves to keep the tnate- This material A may be madefrom plunger E. 'lhishammer E passes freely through an opening, a, inthe disk A. If desirahle, a short, guiding-tube, a, may he attached tothe disk A'fl'to serve as an addition al guide a'nd holder for thehammer E. At the lower end of the hammer'E'a small portion ofpercussive;exploding-powder is attached.

B is-a cylindrical cap, which serves to iu- 0 close and protect theupper end of the signallight when not in use.

I The percussion-hammers E may in transportation be packed separately,as they-are easily detachable, and thus prevent all danger fromaccidental discharge; or they may beinserted; with the cap end up,.iuwhich position'fire will, nothe communicated to the contents-of thelight. 4

To use my device, the cylinder A may be in- 0- substantially asdescribed, and for the purpose set forth;

v f CORNELIUS E. MASTEN,

Witnesses:

HELEN M. FEEGAN,"

FRANK G. PARKER.

